Gundamaniac

English

Etymology

Blend of Gundam +‎ -maniac.

Noun

Gundamaniac (plural Gundamaniacs)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of the Japanese media franchise Gundam.
   • 1994 September 27, Keith Rhee, “Re: [MECHA!] Probe is Leaving for now.”, in rec.arts.anime‎^[1] (Usenet):

     If Bandai does a decent animation of Gaia Gear or another Gundam sidestory, we definitely want you here. We Gundamaniacs can sometimes use all the help we can get. ^_^

   • 1997 October 8, Donny Chan, “Re: The Merits of Gundam W”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Some friends watched V Gundam. I didn't. Not enough of a Gundamaniac, me. 8b

   • 1999 January 11, Kyle T. Pope, “Re: Anime deserves Hollywood remake”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎^[3] (Usenet):

     This isn't going to be an "americanized" Gundam, is it? The Gundamaniacs are going to go into full revolt if that happens.